The graph below gives information from a 2008 report about consumption of energy in the USA since 1980 with projections until 2030. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph compares the different fuels from a report in 2008 about the energy consumed in the USA in a period of 50 years.

It is clear that

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Petrol

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and

Oil

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were by far the most important means of

fuel

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over the period shown.But Hydropower was the lowest amount of

fuel

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each year. In 1980,

Petrol

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and

Oil

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was the main source of

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in the USA,consuming around 35

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units.Coal and Natual Gas cost just under 20

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of

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each,and Nuclear,Solar/Wind and Hydropower had the same spend which was 4

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.Just 10 years later,Natural Gas outweighed Coal and became the second-largest amount of

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. After 40 years,

Petrol

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and

Oil

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and Coal rose dramatically,with

Petrol

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and

Oil

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will reach a peak of approximately 50

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in 2030 and Coal will rise to 30

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in the same year.

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,Nuclear,Solar/Wind and Hydropower fluctuated around 7

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.

While

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Natural Gas will keep a smooth consumption of about 23

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in 2030.